Eastern Coyote - Canis latrans var | 2020 - 1 by RGL Photography "Eastern Coyote pups in the wild. This is NOT a zoo capture." Eastern Coyote The Eastern Coyote (Canis latrans var.) is a wild North American canine of both coyote and wolf parentage. The hybridization likely first occurred in the Great Lakes region, as western coyotes moved east. It was first noticed during the early 1930s to the late 1940s, and likely originated in the aftermath of the extirpation of the gray wolf in southeastern Ontario, Labrador and Quebec, thus allowing coyotesto colonize the former wolf ranges and mix with the remnant wolf populations. This hybrid is smaller than the eastern wolf and holds smaller territories but is larger and holds more extensive home ranges than the typical western coyote. In the spring, females build dens in preparation for their young. Females have a gestation period of 63 days and give birth to groups of three to 12 young at once. The groups of babies are called litters and each coyote baby is called a pup. The size of the litter depends on where the coyotes live. For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_coyote https://flic.kr/p/2j6XGHc
